Nitin Kukreja, head of the sports business at Star India, “The process had been delayed as all the stakeholders felt that they would have had to rush into it had they launched as per the previous schedule."

Tell him that Sundays are usually for movie viewing and Aamir Khan says, “Whoever is concerned about their nation will watch the show. An unbelievable number of viewers had seen the show last season. It’s the right time for the show.”